Cover art for China Girl (Live, Glastonbury, 2000) by David Bowie

China Girl (Live, Glastonbury, 2000)

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China Girl (Live, Glastonbury, 2000) Lyrics

[Chorus 1]
I couldn't escape this feeling with my China Girl
I'm just a wreck without my little China Girl
I hear her heart beating, it's loud as thunder
I saw her stars crashing
I'm just a mess without my little China Girl
Wake up in the morning there's my little China Girl
I hear heart beating, it's loud as thunder
I saw her stars crashing

[Verse 1]
I'm feeling tragic like Marlon Brando
When I look at my China Girl, uh yeah
I could pretend that nothing really meant too much
When I look at my China Girl
She said
She said
I stumble into town just like some sacred cow
Visions of swastikas in my head
Plans for everyone
It's in the white of my eyes
Oh, yeah

[Bridge]
My little china girl
You shouldn't mess with me
I'll ruin everything that you are
I'll give you television
I'll give you eyes of blue
I'll give you a man who wants to rule the world
[Chorus 2]
And when I get excited
My little China Girl says
"Oh baby, just you shut your mouth"
She says, "Shh"
She says, "Shh"
She says
She says

[Outro]
Uh, uh, uh, oh
Little China Girl
Uh, uh, uh, oh
Little China Girl
Thank you
Oh, Glastonbury
Glastonbury
You got a very very lucky face

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Recorded At
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England
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